It’s Mother’s Day this Sunday – and if you grew up in home anything like ours, that means you’ve a lifetime of hot dinners, wiped noses and financial/emotional/spiritual advice to pay back to your mum…

A spa hotel break somewhere sunny ticks all the boxes for an ace mother’s day gift. With sunbathing and spa-pampering opportunities aplenty, plus the lure of an exotic locale only a short-haul flight away, it’s certainly a change from drizzly old Blighty.

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Today’s the start of British Summertime – have you set your clock forward by one hour? Welcome to summer! Here are nine British summer treats to look forward to in the next six months…

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Royal wedding hotels: from single rooms to five-bed apartments, we’ve still got cheap, private rooms for the royal wedding in London on the 29th April. All are under £50 per person per night, with prices starting at just £21pppn. Check out the full list below to find a right royal room on a budget…

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Springtime has well and truly sprung: today marks the spring equinox, when day and night are both approximately 12 hours long. To celebrate, here are our ten favourite parks and gardens in or near major cities, so even the most hardened urbanites can catch spring in bloom…

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If you’ve booked your 11 days off work in April (thanks very much, UK Easter bank holiday weekend and Royal Wedding bank holiday weekend), ditch the boring Easter eggs and take a more exciting chocolate break. We’ve rounded up our four favourite chocolate destinations in Europe, perfect for indulging your sweet tooth (even more!) this Easter…

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Following on from the Japan emergency contact numbers supplied by our sister site HostelBookers, find out how you can help with the Japanese earthquake and tsunami relief efforts… » Continue reading “Japan Earthquake and Tsunami: Ways you can Help”

It’s not long now before you can get your mitts on Olympics tickets for London 2012: registration opens from today until 26th April 2011. You can apply for tickets for all events from heats to finals, and take your time doing it – there’s no advantage to applying on the first or last day.

You’ll hear if tickets have been successfully allocated to you by 24th June 2011. » Continue reading “London 2012 Olympics: on your Marks, get Set, go… and Register for Tickets”

How are nearly-hitched Londoners meant to compete with this year’s royal wedding? Well, we’ve put together our favourite ten unusual places to get married in London, so you can wow your guests with your totally unique wedding venue (if not with your matching crowns)… » Continue reading “Ten Unusual Places to get Married in London”

Pints of Guinness should be a-flowin’ in Dublin come St. Patrick’s Day – but what if the black stuff really isn’t on the menu for you? Here’s our run-down of the five best bars in Dublin for cocktail-lovers… » Continue reading “The Guinness-hater’s Guide to St. Patrick’s Day: Cool Cocktail Bars in Dublin”

The British Museum, London

The British Museum’s new exhibition Afghanistan: Crossroads of the Ancient World opens today, and it’s a corker. Running from 3rd March – 3rd July 2011, the exhibition shows off jewellery, ornaments, sculptures and furniture on loan from the National Museum of Afghanistan in Kabul. » Continue reading “See Hidden Treasures from Afghanistan at the British Museum”